A thread for pointless Friday ramblings.

Man. There are few things more irritating than the 'Omg someone's smoking and I can smell it!' threads that pop up every week or two here.

I hate the smell of second-hand smoke just as much as anyone else. That doesn't mean that it's literally the end of the world. Like, yeah, it sucks, and that's lame, and nobody likes having unpleasant smells coming into their apartment. But you don't have to go on a novel-sized rant about how awful people are here for smoking, or how this is some lawless country where nobody has any consideration for others, etc.. etc..

And then you get the people who are like, "Smokers are literally second-class humans," and then the people on the polar opposite who are all, "Mate, don't be such a bloody baby, mate."

And suddenly instead of acting like decently socialized humans, everyone is just being a tool.


UGH.

There's some pointless Friday ranting for you.

The bus drivers at the local bus terminal congregate about 2ft away from the 'NO SMOKING 100,000 FINE' signs and puff away. ****** savages.

My mom, a lifelong smoker, had her big tourist photo moment in Korea was when she saw  legions of 회사원s flagrantly smoking below several NO SMOKING banners outside their offices around Gwanghwamun.

Man. There are few things more irritating than the 'Omg someone's smoking and I can smell it!' threads that pop up every week or two here.

I hate the smell of second-hand smoke just as much as anyone else. That doesn't mean that it's literally the end of the world. Like, yeah, it sucks, and that's lame, and nobody likes having unpleasant smells coming into their apartment. But you don't have to go on a novel-sized rant about how awful people are here for smoking, or how this is some lawless country where nobody has any consideration for others, etc.. etc..

And then you get the people who are like, "Smokers are literally second-class humans," and then the people on the polar opposite who are all, "Mate, don't be such a bloody baby, mate."

And suddenly instead of acting like decently socialized humans, everyone is just being a tool.


UGH.

There's some pointless Friday ranting for you.

The bus drivers at the local bus terminal congregate about 2ft away from the 'NO SMOKING 100,000 FINE' signs and puff away. ****** savages.

Ha yeah this morning I walked by two guys puffing away right in front of an elementary school, almost as if they were trying to be that blatantly close.

The fines for smoking in areas they shouldn't isn't even enforced by the police.  Nowt to do with them.  It is the city halls who are responsible for it.

Classic.

I got 2 ear piercings last week and they seem to be healing properly. The lobe one doesn't hurt at all even if I poke at it and the upper ear one only feels slightly tender if I prod at it. Hurrah! Not even any swelling!

Getting ear piercings here are super cheap. Like, suspiciously so. I'm basically just paying for the earring. But the proper tools and disinfectant are used so I'm not complaining, just amazed at the low cost.

I had the upper part of my ear (helix) pierced back in high school. I promptly tore out the ring (got it caught on a tree branch) a few months later while horseback riding . That kinda turned me off of piercings. On myself, at least. I've done a lot of home piercings on other people since then.
 Recently I learned that messing up an eyebrow piercing can cause permanent nerve damage that can paralyse the brow... but guess I've been lucky because insofar as I know, they can still do this: 

  that would turn me off of piercings as well.

I actually pierced my lobe twice myself back in high school though now I wish I'd had more foresight in terms of placement. Cause while researching I came across some cool ideas but I don't think I have the lobe space anymore to pull it off. (3 small piercings in a triangular placement)

Didn't feel comfortable piercing my helix on my own so I went and got it done. Hoping to get a few more so I can eventually have a lovely assortment of studs the colors of the rainbow in my ear 

I had three helix piercings done by a friend in college but they didn't heal for over a year and were painful and constantly had those white blood cell scabs. I eventually took them out.

I also have two outer conch piercings, done by the same friend, which healed fine and haven't even closed up without any jewelry in them for a long time.

I had two eyebrow piercings but they rejected and I have two great scars and an area where my eyebrow hair doesn't grow anymore (no paralyzed nerve though), done by a reputable piercing shop.

I had two lip piercings on my upper lip that healed with a lot of scarring, and when I had to take them out for a professional event they closed up in less of a day, done by the same shop.

And I have two lip piercings on my bottom lip that healed wonderfully and still haven't closed up after almost a year of wearing no jewelry, done by the same shop as my other facial piercings.

It's often a tossup as to whether a piercing will "stick" or not lol.

I had the upper part of my ear (helix) pierced back in high school. I promptly tore out the ring (got it caught on a tree branch) a few months later while horseback riding . That kinda turned me off of piercings. On myself, at least. I've done a lot of home piercings on other people since then.
 Recently I learned that messing up an eyebrow piercing can cause permanent nerve damage that can paralyse the brow... but guess I've been lucky because insofar as I know, they can still do this: 

Has it taken me nearly 5 years to realise you are a woman? 

I got 2 ear piercings last week and they seem to be healing properly. The lobe one doesn't hurt at all even if I poke at it and the upper ear one only feels slightly tender if I prod at it. Hurrah! Not even any swelling!

Getting ear piercings here are super cheap. Like, suspiciously so. I'm basically just paying for the earring. But the proper tools and disinfectant are used so I'm not complaining, just amazed at the low cost.

DUUUUUUUUUUUUDE PIERCINGS ARE WAAAAAY CHEAP HERE! I've gotten six piercings within the past couple of years and they are all healing beautifully. Well, I got one taken out because I wasn't happy with the placement so I'm just waiting for that one to heal fully before I repierce it, but overall, I am a happy happy person.

I also wanted that three lobe in the triangle thing, but my ear lobes are really small.

Has it taken me nearly 5 years to realise you are a woman? 

I find it hard to believe that you're serious as -- narcissist that I am --  for the first two or three years, my Waygook avatar was just my facebook profile. 

Have a nice weekend, guys and girls.

And you as well!

Which brings me onto why when I fly back to Europe, older Korean women never lock the door to the toilet on the plane.  I open the door, only to see a crouching Korean woman, shout and then close the door again.  One of my co-teachers reckoned they liked it, that's why they do it.   

this has happened to me on several occasions too

Which brings me onto why when I fly back to Europe, older Korean women never lock the door to the toilet on the plane.  I open the door, only to see a crouching Korean woman, shout and then close the door again.  One of my co-teachers reckoned they liked it, that's why they do it.   

this has happened to me on several occasions too

We fly Asiana and without fail on one of the trips to the bathroom this will happen, and as has been stated, it is always an older Korean woman who doesn't lock the door (they must really be perverted or something).

Why? Why? Why?

Has it taken me nearly 5 years to realise you are a woman? 

I find it hard to believe that you're serious as -- narcissist that I am --  for the first two or three years, my Waygook avatar was just my facebook profile. 

Well your facebook profile wasn't exactly helpful in the matter.

My mind had also not only assigned you as male, but with a Ken Bone look and a commanding baritone voice. It also assigned you the number 37, the color periwinkle, the puppet account AngelinKorea, and strangest of all, a nutty/savory flavor with a somewhat grainy texture.

Has it taken me nearly 5 years to realise you are a woman? 

Does this happen often?

Only with a couple of my high school students with short hair. 

I must confess that I also thought Kyndo was male...

Haven't been on here long enough to see the previous profile pic but whoops. Wonder who else on here I've mistakenly perceived as the incorrect sex 

I sometimes wonder what people look like in real life 

In my head, for some reason, AgentMichaelScarn is a right handsome devil 

So the Gangnam murderer that stabbed the random woman in the bathroom was sentenced to 30 years. I feel like it should have been more, but at the same time am surprised he even got that.

Today my principal apparently called MY DESK PHONE to ask me to come to her office. I couldn't, because I teach 4 classes in a row on Mondays. She's never called my desk phone before so I was like, oh, certainly this time she's mad at me and doesn't want to just braid my hair/give me a hotdog bread/give me juice

Between 3rd and 4th periods she was in the teachers' office and I saw her and told her I was sorry, I teach 4th period, and she told me just to come down to her office quickly

I was so nervous, surely finally this is the time she's mad at me for something, because seriously usually bosses aren't like I NEED TO TALK TO YOU NOW when nothing is wrong

Nope

She gave me two huge muffins to eat for lunch

There's an awfully long discussion about my class/ a class schedule change and I keep hearing my name but nothing has been said to me yet...